What's YOUR Motivation?

Hi AYoungMillionair,


Sounds like your motivation comes from tough things. For me, it's opposite. My motivation comes from happy things in my life. Love for my husband, positive minds, powerful people, a wag of a dog's tail, basically every happy things happen in my life. I guess I'm greedy for happiness, I want to keep them and I want them more. I'd say it's pretty hard to lose my motivation because it's in short, my life!

The fact that my 2 dogs think they deserve food every day motivates me. I heard someone say, If you had a gun to your head and you had to make money in the next 48 hours what would you do... That visual might be enough to motivate people.

Tal Ben-Shahar, in his book Happier, cites this spectrum and balance betwee "moments enjoyed" and "moments of effort" as the key to lasting happiness. The challenge overcome is part of what makes the enjoyment complete.
It's well worth the read.
He also shows the spectrum and balance between "enjoyment in the present" and "future happiness," again pointing to the principle that if you are doing what you love, the effort and challenges involved are integral to the overall sense of peace and happiness you live with, day by day.

I think what drains our motivation is also what powers our motivation -- ironically.

Fear.

It all depends on the context you give it to your scenario!

I think to CONTROL fear you've got to be able to rationalize it. For example, I live at home with my parents and I'm currently facing the very real prospect of them moving to France -- the house is sold subject to the prospects selling their house. (By the way I live in England and I NOT going to France)

So initially I felt overwhelmed and stressed. But then I asked myself, what's the worst that could happen? I have family I can stay with. When you have a sense that you can get over your worst fear it allows you to moderate it. And actually be able to leverage that fear to help you take action.

I think you've always got to have a spiritual foundation, it's vitally important that you always 'feel' as though you have a base in the world, even if your physical base has been taken away.

I've nurtured the philosophy that the 'world' is my base. Sounds crazy I know. But now I'm secure in myself that noone can suddenly remove my base whether that be my home or my job.

And that security will result (i hope in courage that makes me successful and fullfilled in life

My family motivates me. I want to be able to take them to school, pick them up, take them to practice, etc without having to ask for permission from a boss. It is seriously hard having a day job and a busy family! Not for me (a day job that is)! So I bust my butt to make sure I do not HAVE to have a day job!

My motivation is that i never want to have to go to another job interview again and be asked ridiculous questions like "give us an example of a time when you were faced with a challenge, and tell us how you overcame that challenge...blah blah blah", or "give us an example of a time when you used your initiative". I really hate job interviews lol, heopfully my online ventures will go to plan and i'll never have one again!

What really helps me stay motivated, it is the support of my family and friends... Unfortunately there are days that I'm really lazy, but with good company and some jokes, everything goes!

i always want to get a better life ...
my God, my family and friends keep me motivated!

sometimes i get lazy and i think take a vacation or refreshing is not a bad idea, but don't take it too long because too much of something is not good.

A better quality of life and knowing my family are comfortable are my motiviations in life.